Friday, January 18, 2013

Purex Baby Laundry Detergent Review + Giveaway

People tell you that you'll have epic amounts of laundry when you have a baby. They're right. When you have two babies, as you might imagine, the task increases dramatically. The photo above is unfortunately not an exaggerated glimpse at how much laundry tends to be piled on my couch at any given time. The shirtless boy may or may not be responsible for tossing it all onto the floor.

Laundry for infants is even worse than normal laundry. I have a boy and a girl, so I can give you the full spectrum on baby stains. My two-month-old typically goes through at least two outfits a day. Who wants to wear something that's drenched in drool or spit-up, right? And my almost two-year-old boy? Well, he usually manages with just one outfit each day, but by the end his shirt usually has some type of food sticking to it. Sometimes multiple kinds of food. Today I'm pretty sure it's strawberries.

I'll be honest - I don't usually buy specific "baby" detergent. It's far more expensive and I've never had a problem using regular, unscented detergent for my kids' clothing. But when Purex offered to send me a bottle of their brand new liquid detergent designed just for babies, I was definitely interested! The new baby formula is hypoallergenic and dermatologist-tested, so it's gentle on baby's delicate skin. The baby-soft scent is light enough even for me - and I'm a big fan of unscented detergent. Purex Baby is much less expensive than other specific "baby" detergents - and I am much more likely to purchase this for my kids' laundry needs in the future.

I've washed several (overflowing) loads of baby clothes with Purex Baby so far, and I am pleased with the result. I'll be using more this weekend as I am transitioning Addie's clothes - my two-month-old little chunk is moving up to size 3-6 months!!

Purex Baby is currently available to purchase in a 50oz bottle, with 100oz bottles coming soon! Not all stores carry this detergent yet, but you can find a store near you here.

My Purex Baby detergent is definitely being put to good use! I honestly think if my washer and dryer were on the main level of my house...they would never stop running. How many people are in your family - and how long does it take you to catch up on laundry?

Giveaway

Three Director Jewels readers will each win a coupon for a FREE 50oz Bottle of Purex Baby Laundry Detergent. This giveaway will end on February 1 at 11:59pm CST. This giveaway is open to US readers only.

To enter the giveaway, follow the instructions in the Rafflecopter form below (you may need Javascript enabled to see the form and it may take a moment to load)! Once you complete the first entry, the other options will open up so that you can complete them as well. All of the "extra entries" are optional - you can do just one, or as many as you want! Winners will be contacted by email and have 48 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen. Good luck!

Thank you to Purex for providing my review sample and the giveaway prizes! I received no other compensation and all views expressed are my own. For more information, you can read my Giveaway Policy and my Disclosure Policy.

80 comments:

Admittingly, not as often as I should! We are a family of 5, one being the baby, and I should do a load a day to keep up on it. Usually it gets backed up and I end up having to do 5 or 6 loads + linens on the weekend!

Oh boy I want to say I do 4 loads a week. One load of whites, a couple of loads of colors and maybe one load of delicates. My son is potty training right now so that had created some more laundry for me. Oh goody.

I do laundry once a week (either Saturday or Sunday) but it is about 30 loads!! And finally someone who posts a picture of a big laundry pile like mine (only mine is bigger). thank you for the pictures.